Thad looked over his shoulder and grinned, though it looked very predatory. “Magic,” he crooned. “Now, I need you all to be quiet while I work. Babbling is distracting.”
Rumbles from the wolves at his sharp tone caused the djinn to tsk his tongue at them. “Growling is equally as distracting.”
Nick walked over to a tree closer to where Thad was working his magic and leaned up against it. He folded his arms across his chest and tried to keep from growling at the djinn to hurry up. He’d already had his butt handed to him by the supernatural historian; the Canadian Beta didn’t need an encore of the performance any time soon.
He’d only been standing there a few minutes when he felt her. The fear that stabbed him was sharp, causing him to hiss through his teeth. Kale and Ciro were both stand
